Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

”President Yu, what about you?” Chen Yansen asked Yu Weijiao, remaining noncommittal.

Yu Weijiao subconsciously looked up, his gaze meeting Chen Yansen’s.

The young man’s eyes were deep and bright, hinting at an intimidating power. Even though Yu Weijiao knew Chen Yansen was only a twenty-year-old college sophomore, he couldn’t help but feel his breath shorten. In his panic, he blurted out his rock-bottom price: ”840 million.”

’Fuck!’

’What the hell is Old Yu playing at!’

Chen Dejun whipped his head around and glared fiercely at Yu Weijiao.

The two of them had already agreed on a strategy back in Hu City. Shentong’s offer would be 1.4 billion, and Yuantong’s would be 1.05 billion, giving Chen Yansen at most 100 million in room for negotiation.

”President Gao, what do you think?” Chen Yansen asked, looking at Old Gao.

”Boss, when we acquired Yunda Express, their average daily volume was 600,000 parcels, which is comparable to Yuantong’s. The price was 760 million.”

Gao Weilin instantly understood his boss’s meaning and immediately chimed in, helping Chen Yansen drive the price down.

The implication was that Yu Weijiao’s offer of 840 million was too high.

”President Chen, President Gao, Yuantong and Yunda are not on the same level. We have 9,000 service outlets across the country, over 80 transit centers, and as many as 4,000 transport trucks...” Yu Weijiao hurriedly argued.

”President Yu, Yunda and Zhongtong also have many service outlets, but most of them are franchise-based. They are of very little value to Cloud Speed. We would need to waste a great deal of manpower and resources to streamline the structure, cutting at least seventy percent.”

Chen Yansen shook his head with a look of disdain.

Yu Weijiao was at a loss for words, his mouth hanging slightly open. A fire of frustration burned in his chest. After struggling in the business community for so many years, this was the first time he had been criticized so thoroughly as to be deemed worthless.

”President Chen, what price are you looking for?” Chen Dejun asked coldly.

They were all smart people. It might be more effective to just lay the cards on the table and talk openly.

”I’m only buying one. Whoever gives me the lower price, that’s who I’ll buy.”

Chen Yansen leaned back, pretending not to understand the meaning behind Chen Dejun’s words, and repeated what he had just said.

A faint smile played on his lips, which made Chen Dejun furious, yet there was nothing he could do.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered getting up and leaving to find Ali Baba later, but he knew in his heart that Ma Liyun would definitely not offer a high price either.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have deliberately delayed their investment payment, waiting for Shentong and Yuantong to gradually decline.

A tiger on the East Mountain eats people, but does that mean a tiger on the West Mountain won’t?

”Shentong’s warehouses, service network, business volume, employees, and number of transport vehicles are all 20% greater than Zhongtong Express’s. Is a price of 1.2 billion unreasonable?”

Chen Dejun dropped his price by 200 million in one go, setting his offer at 1.2 billion.

Two months ago, when Senlian Capital acquired Yuantong Express, the package price was 980 million. Given Shentong’s market share and number of transport routes, a price of 1.2 billion was very reasonable.

But he had overlooked a key fact: Chen Yansen could afford to wait, whereas he could not.

”1.1 billion. I’m only making one offer,” Chen Yansen countered, making a token gesture of negotiation.

”President Chen, I’ll take just 800 million!” Yu Weijiao hastily interjected, terrified that Chen Yansen would actually follow through with his ”pick one of two” power play. If he was the one who missed the acquisition opportunity, it would be a dead end for him.

Whether Ali Baba would make a move, and when, were both uncertain. Yu Weijiao didn’t dare pin his hopes on Ma Liyun.

Seeing that Yu Weijiao was playing along so well, Chen Yansen smiled faintly. He still didn’t say anything, merely turning his gaze to Chen Dejun.

”Fine, 1.1 billion it is,” Chen Dejun said with a sigh, staring intently at Chen Yansen.

’With a useless teammate like Yu Weijiao, there was no way to raise the price.’

”President Gao, I’ll leave the rest to you,” Chen Yansen said to Gao Weilin as he slowly stood up.

With that, he pushed the door open and walked out.

”President Gao, what did President Chen mean?” Yu Weijiao asked, not having caught on yet.